An Orderville man pleaded guilty Monday to carving satanic symbols and his nickname - "Beavis" - into a panel of prehistoric petroglyphs in Kanab Canyon.
His wife pleaded guilty to urging him to add her name to the panel.Curtis K. Cox, 20, and Audra G. Cox, 23, will be sentenced Jan. 23 by U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Greene for violations of the federal Archeological Resources Protection Act. The cost of restoring the panel is estimated at $5,410.
A third man, who was with the pair but has not yet been charged, carved a swastika into the panel, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Wayne Dance.
The Coxes did not offer a reason Monday for their March 29, 1996, vandalism.
As part of their plea bargain, the Coxes agreed to cooperate with federal authorities in the prosecution of the third man, who was not named in court.
Curtis Cox pleaded guilty to felony violation of the act and faces a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He agreed to pay the BLM-Kanab Resource Area half the restoration cost as restitution.
Audra Cox pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of aiding and abetting and faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.